This is the last of a series of recipes based on the themes of my new book, Ravenous. In the book, I argue that our current epidemic of diet-related disease is not caused by a mass failure of willpower, but by the dysfunctional machinery of the modern food system. Each of us is an unwitting cog in that system, but that doesn’t mean we are entirely powerless. The cogs can also move the machine.
Reform of the food system has to come from both directions: top-down in the form of government intervention, but also bottom-up, with individuals who care enough to do better. Every delicious and nourishing plate of food that has ever been set before a hungry person tasted good because of the skill and effort of the person who made it.
